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Appropriate Preposition:
- Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
- Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
- Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
- Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
- Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
- Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
Idioms:
- All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
- loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
- Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
- Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
- Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.